St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-27
YESTERDAYS MARKET.
On the Ohicago Board Trading Was Quite
Dull in Ali the Speculative
Pits.
The Gables Quoted Wheat Quiet, With a
Slight Decline in California
offerings.
Provisions of All Kinds Were Only
Dealt in to Very Small
Extent.
Transactions I'm the Financial Circles
of Wall Street--Genera1
Quotations.

CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-Trading was dull in all
the speculative pits to-day. The cables
quoted wheat quiet, with slight decline in
California wheat to arrive. The quantity of
wheat on ocean passage showed decrease OF
5000 bushels during the week. The exports
from three ports yesterday aggregated 292,-
900 bushels. Receipts OF wheat at eleven
points aggregated 40 900 bushels. Advices
from California reported clear weather. The
opening price for May delivery was S43sc, or
a decline OF nc under yesterda,. Oats were
dull and closed a shade easier. Provisions
were only lightly traded in. Mess pork de-
clined 100l29c per barrel; best early rallied
I5@171ac, and closed at the latest trading at
Top price. Lard and short ribs exhibited lit
tie change.
THE QUOTATIONS.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat-No. 2, January, opened at TSc,
closing at 781gc; February. 7Sc, closing at
TS1sc; March, 1890, closing at 1S5a07Ss4c; May.
S43Sc, closing at S45sc. Corn-No. 2. JAN
nary, 3515c, closing at 351ac; February. 355sc.
closing at 351lc; March, SEC, closing at
355ac; May, Age, closing at Ale. Oats
No. 2. January, 255sc, closing at 255sc; Feb
ruary, 255sc, closing at 255sc; March, 25s4c,
closing at 257sc; May, 3034c, closing at 3014c.
Mess pork per barrel-January, Sl2. 40.
closing at S12.471a; February, $12.4O. clos
ing at $l2.471a; March, $l2.47Aa. closing at
Lard per 100 pounds-January. S6.45. clos
Ing at S645; February, S6.4T7a, closing
at S6.45; March, $3.50, closing at S6521a {:
May, S66715, closing at $685.. Short
ribs per 100 pounds-January, S6.27a,
closing al S6.2T15: February, S6.27%, clos
Ing at S6.2715; March, S6.322a, closing
at S6.3215; May, S6.47, closing at $6.45.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour quiet
and unchanged. Wheat No. spring. TSH c:
No. spring, 7O@72c; No red, 1870. Corn
No. ., So &c. Oats-No. 2, 255s@255lc. Rye,
No 2, SAC. Barlet-No. 2, 500521ac. Flax
Seed-No. /. Sl.05. Prime timothy seed,
S1.9l2. Mess pork per Dbl, $l2.47%.
Lard, per 100 lbs, S645. Short ribs sides.
loose, S6.271%; dry sailed shoulders, boxed,
So 3O05.50; short clear sides, boxed, S6.70
@6.75. Whisky, dlstillers' finished goods,
per gal, 5l.1S. Receipts-Flour. 10000 bbls;
wheat. $4,000 bu; corn. $4,000 bu: oats.
10000 bu; rye. 1000 bu; barley, $4,000 bu.
Shipments-Flour, $4,000 bbs: wheat, $4,000
bu; corn, $1,000 bu: oats. 900 bu; rye,
LOCO bu; barley, 81, GOO bu. On the produce
exchange to-day the butter market was
quiet; creamery, 21%@29c; dairy, 20@25c.
Eggs, 27@26c per dozen.
MVOHAEL DRAM e O.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS, ST. PAUL, MINI.
Grain and provisions bought and sold for cash
or future delivery Commission one eighth. Or
ders for the purchase and sale of stocks on any
stock exchange in the country promptly executed.
We have the only rect private wire from st.
Paul to ~hicago and New York.